Article: UK GOVERNMENT: DTI petition to wind up Direct Legal Advisers Limited and appointment of official receiver.

M2 PRESSWIRE-22 March 1999-UK GOVERNMENT: DTI petition to wind up Direct Legal Advisers Limited and appointment of official receiver (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:190399

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented a petition in the High Court to wind up in the public interest Direct Legal Advisers Limited following an investigation under Section 447 of the Companies Act 1985.

On the application of the Secretary of State the court appointed the Official Receiver as provisional liquidator of the company on 19 March 1999 pending the hearing of the petition.

Since 1996, the company has provided legal services: ...

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